Michael Vetter

Since October 2025, Lieutenant General Vetter took over the newly established role as Director-General for Innovation and Cyber. Prior to that, he has been Director-General for Cyber/Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Berlin since April 2019. After joining the Bundeswehr in 1982 and completing his officer’s training, he studied Economics and Management. After several troop and staff assignments, he was commander of 2 Air Force Maintenance Regiment in Diepholz from 2005 to 2007 and Commanding General of the Bundeswehr Logistics Centre in Wilhelmshaven from 2012 to 2017. In this position, he was responsible for worldwide logistic support of the Bundeswehr. During this time, he was also ISAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Support at Regional Command North in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan in 2013. In 2017, he became the first Chief of Staff of the newly established Bundeswehr Cyber and Information Domain Service Headquarters. From 2017 to 2018, he also performed the duties of Vice Chief of the Cyber and Information Domain Service.